Friday, December 19, 2014

27.10.14 TO 2.11.14
The V&A Diary image for Week 44 is "Design for brocaded silk, Lyon, France, about 1765-70"
My interpretation is a piece of floral fabric, picking up the pink green and beige colours.

Thursday, December 18, 2014

20.10.14 to 25.10.14
There are two V&A images for Week 43.
Left - "Dress fabric, silk damask, brocaded in silks and silver-gilt thread, France, about 1700"
Right - "Dress fabric, pink silk lustring brocaded with file & frise silver thread, Spitalfields, London, about 1719-20"
For my interpretation I have used some silk ribbon, gathered it and stitched it to a piece of card.
The left ribbon interpretation is a blue silk with gold trim, the gathering has formed a flower.
The right ribbon interpretation is a grey varigated silk ribbon, once gatherd into the flower shape I attached a tiny pearl to the centre.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

13.10.14 to 19.10.14
The V&A image for Week 42 is "Detail of mantua of Spitalfields silks, England, mid -1730". My inerpretation is a piece of hand made paper with yellow and orane petals. I have used the orange and yellow colours from the V&A image, they are so bright and cheerfull.
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Sunday, December 14, 2014

29.9.14 to 5.10.14
My V&A Diary is back., back from a visit to the Embroiderers Guild where it was on display for a month. It received some very encouraging reviews. Now back to a bit of a catch up time and onto keeping a record of my progress and posting the images on this blog.. The V&A image for Week 40 is a "Design by James Leman {1688-1745}, 1710" My interpretation is a piece of gold card with a chain stitch trailing, looping, meandering its way around.